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This Jewish artist hadn't painted in more than 5 decades. Then came Oct. 7.

JL;DR SUMMARY Sid Klein, a Jewish artist who abandoned his craft for over five decades, returned to painting after the traumatic events of Oct. 7, when Hamas attacks deeply affected him. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish HistoryHolocaustHamas AttacksOctober 7Jewish ArtDr. Bernard Heller MuseumArtistic ExpressionSid KleinGross Rosen Museum

Places mentioned

Brooklyn, New York, United States
"scrambled to pick a topic for his senior art project at Brooklyn Collegeand settled on exploring the porcelain curves of a toilet bowl in a 20-painting serieshes discovered a purpose."
Florida, United States
"Klein told me over Zoom from his home in South Florida."
Israel
"two sons and five grandchildren living in Israel."
Manhattan, New York, United States
"My Zaidy hangs on the wall at the Dr. Bernard Heller Museum in downtown Manhattan as part of the exhibition Proverbs, Adages, and Maxims."
New York City, New York, United States
"journalist based in New York City whose work has also appeared in Dance Magazine, The Atlantic, and Newsday."

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